USD Football 1995

Director ofAthletics

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TOM IANNACONE Director Of Athletics

TomIannacone begins his eighth year as the University ofSan Diego Director of Athletics. He assumed the position September 1, 1988 after a nationwide search.

The 54-year-old Iannacone has made great strides in his first seven years. His accomplishments at USD include an internal reorganization of the athleticdepartment, plus improvements in themajorareas ofpersonnel, scholarship assistance, facilities, promotions and marketing, fund raising, drug education, academic support, and a new university approved plan for scholarship support and sports sponsorship. In addition, he was instrumen- tal inUSDgainingmembershipto the PioneerFootball League, whichbegan play in 1993. Iannacone came to the University ofSan Diegowith an impressivelist ofcredentials and a thorough knowledge ofintercollegiate athletics. Prior to USD he was Director ofAthletics for four years at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Hard work, loyalty and dedication are just some of the words that easily describe Iannacone. His major contributions atSt. Francis included the expansion ofsports offerings and scholarships for bothmen andwomen, improved budgets, renovationofathletic facilities, the hiringofadditional staff, and the establishment ofa master plan for the future and continual development of athletics. He served on several committees, most notably the Eastern CollegiateAthletic Conference (ECAC) Infractions committee and the Northeast Conference commit- tee on conference development. Iannacone also served as a consultant to theNCAAI-AAAFootballCommittee. Now that USO football is competing at the I-AA level, he is a member of the I-AA Athletic Directors AssociationExecutiveCommittee. He is also the newChairman of the West Coast Conference Athletics Directors Committee. Prior to his tenure at St. Francis, Iannacone served as assistant 111//

athletic director at Fordham University from 1977-84. Along with his administrative duties at Fordham, he was an assistant football coach for the Rams. From 1975-78, he acted as offensive coordi- nator and backfieldcoach as Fordham captured 19 victories in their final 24 games during this span. The 1977 squadwas and remains the highest scoring team in Fordham history, averaging 34 points per game. In 1983 Iannacone was presented the prestigious Jack Coffey Award by the Alumni Association for outstanding contributions to Fordham athletics. He also served on various Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference committees. Prior to Fordham, Iannacone taught physical education and coached track and football in the Norwalk, Ridgefield and New Milford (CT) school districts from 1964-76. He made his colle- giate football coaching debut as an offensive backfield coach at Western Connecticut State University in 1974. A 1964 graduate of the University ofConnecticut, Iannacone received his master of science degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut State University in 1973. Tomandhis wife, Cynthia,have three children: Tom Jr., Jennifer and Eric. All three are recent graduates of the University of San Diego.